Open AccessNailfold capillaroscopy with USB dermatoscope: A cross-sectional study in healthy adults
Author(s) -
Deepak Jakhar,
Chander Grover,
Archana Singal
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology, venereology, and leprology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.514
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 0973-3922
pISSN - 0378-6323
DOI - 10.4103/ijdvl.ijdvl_240_18
Subject(s) - medicine , capillary action , dermatoscopy , tortuosity , blood capillary , pathology , ophthalmology , materials science , melanoma , cancer research , porosity , composite material , circulatory system
Nailfold capillaroscopy (NFC) is a convenient method for studying capillary morphology in the proximal nailfold (PNF) and is used for the evaluation of connective tissue and other diseases affecting the microvasculature. However, capillary density and morphological patterns in healthy individuals are largely unknown and this compromises the evaluation of the microvasculature in disease states.